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3.5 million homes in Australia contain lead-based paint (Lead Group, 2012). Listen to my podcast interview on The Good Doctors on the heavy metal lead. It’s that time of year again when our children go back to school and it got me thinking about a study I...

Despite the fact that the Japanese phased out BPA as an epoxy resin in food tins since the late 1990s, western countries continue to use it in most food tins and other forms of packaging. Its ubiquitous use has meant that it is found in...

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]DID YOU KNOW Infant carriers, car seats, pillows, strollers and some portable cribs were found to have high levels of toxic flame retardants (Friends of the Earth, 2008). Painting, glues, sealants, particle board and other solvents are the major cause...

Contrary to popular belief, the mites themselves are not generally the problem; it’s a protein known as Der P1 in their faeces that people are allergic to. House dust mites (HDM) are the most common cause of asthma and allergies worldwide with up to 20% of...

There are no ‘low allergy breeds’ of dogs or cats as the protein in the dog's saliva and a protein in a cat's sweat glands, and not the fur, that allergy sufferers react to. I could not imagine my childhood without a dog (I grew up...